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Which branch of the nervous system includes all the nerves but NOT the spinal cord/brain? Pick the BEST answer


a) Central nervous system (CNS)
b) Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
c) Autonomic Nervous system
d) Somatic Nervous system

Which branch of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord?


a) Peripheral
b) Central
c) Somatic
d) Autonomic nervous system

Which division of the nervous system controls INVOLUNTARY FUNCTIONS (breathing, sneezing, heart beats)


a) Autonomic nervous system
b) Central nervous system
c) Peripheral nervous system
d) Somatic nervous system

Which branch of the nervous system controls VOLUNTARY functions, such as raising your arm or giving someone a high five?


a) Peripheral
b) Autnomimc
c) Central
d) Somatic

An involuntary movement or response the body has to something is a?


a) Nerve
b) Neuron
c) Reflex
d) Nervous system

What is pictured Here?


a) Nerve
b) Spinal Cord
c) Brain
d) Neuron

The system including the brain, spinal cord and nerves that sends messages throughout the body is called what? PICK THE BEST ANSWER


a) Nervous System
b) Central Nervous System
c) Peripheral Nervous System
d) CNS

Along, thin band of nervous tissue (MADE UP OF MULTIPLE NEURONS) that carries messages between the brain and other parts of the body. What is this called?
a) A neuron
b) A Nerve
c) The nervous system
d) The not-so nervous system

My pupils in my eye dilate or get bigger in a dark room, what branch of the nervous system caused this?


a) PNS
b) CNS
c) Somatic
d) Autonomic

I tossed a basketball to my friend, which branch of the nervous system allowed me to do this?


a) Periphearal
b) Central
c) Somatic
d) Autonomic

This carries nerve signals from by peripheral nervous system to my brain
a) Brain
b) Nerves
c) Neurons
d) Spinal cord

The organ in the skull that controls bodily movements, sensations, thoughts, feelings and memories


a) Spinal cord
b) Nerve
c) Brain
d) Neuron

Signals from my senses (sight, touch etc.) travel through what BEFORE getting to my spinal cord


a) Spinal Cord
b) Peripheral Nervous system or peripheral nerves
c) Neuron
d) Central Nervous System

The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for
a) Being calm
b) Fight or flight response
c) Voluntary Actions
d) Digestion

What is picture here?


a) A nerve
b) A nerve fiber
c) A neuron
d) A synapse

Your sense of smell is from?
a) Mechanoreceptors
b) Chemoreceptors
c) Thermoreceptors
d) Photoreceptors

When your senses send the signal from the PNS to the CNS. this is called?
a) Sensation
b) Integration
c) Response
d)

The general function of the nervous system is:
a) Break down food
b) Gather info from stimulus and respond
c) Allow for movement
d) Feel hot and cold

You are nervous before a test, your heart rate goes up and you start to sweat. What division of the nervous system is this?
a) Sympathetic
b) Somatic
c) Parasympathetic
d) Brain Stem

Photoreceptors sense:
a) Chemicals
b) Light
c) Touch
d) Heat/Cold

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